Congratulations, you are now ready to show off your new site to the world.
This is the technical part, but it's very doable.

To launch your new website, you will want to gain access to your DNS Zone records (via your domain registrar) and adjust the following 2 records: 

Using myclinicsite.ca as an example:

If you need help updating your DNS records, call your Domain Host (GoDaddy, BlueHost, etc) and ask their customer service team to help you go through it.

ADVANCED: If you're using one of the following:
  • ALIAS at DNSimple
  • ANAME at DNS Made Easy
  • ANAME at easyDNS
  • CNAME (virtual) at CloudFlare
You can use the quoted item from the list for the 'myclinicsite.ca' record and point it at loadbalancer.clinicsites.co as well 

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Now Go Over To Your Clinic Sites Staging Site Link

Now will need to add your domain to your site settings and set it as the primary domain.

  1. Go to Admin, click on Settings
  2. Select Domain in the left side menu
  3. Click 'Add domain' to add your domain(s) (can add multiple domains)

4. After the DNS changes have fully propagated, click the more button (•••) to the right of your domain, click Make Primary.

Note: DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few days to fully propagate. Before setting your domain as the primary, test your domain to see if it redirects to your staging domain. Once it successfully directs to your new site, update the primary domain.

 

Congratulations, your site will be launched after that final step! 

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Don’t have a domain?

To launch your site you will need a domain. If you do not yet have a domain please register a domain through a 3rd party such as Hover or GoDaddy (or other domain provider of choice).

Not sure where your domain is registered?

If you're unsure where your domain is registered you can using one of the following tools to determine where it is registered:
• whois.net
• mxtoolbox.com/DNSLookup.aspx
More often than not using these tools will allow you to find where the domain is registered and sometimes even who has registered it (whois.net). Please note that sometimes this information is not available. You may need to contact your current website provider to find out if they can assist.

Is your domain currently managed by current web host?

If your current web host requires you to pay for hosting if you keep your domain and manage your DNS with them, you will likely need to create a Hover or GoDaddy (or other domain provider of choice) account and transfer the domain there. Check with your provider for more details.